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Officer Territorial Force War Medal Pair Indian Army

£375.00 Approx $469.34, €437.06

Code: 51337



air: Lieutenant R. E. Birtwistle, 13th Rajputs, Indian Army, late Middlesex Regiment

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. R. E. Birtwistle.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1372 Pte. R. E. Birtwistle. Midd’x R.) 

Condition good very fine 

FOOTNOTE

Robert Edward Birtwistle served as a Private with the 1st/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Territorial Force) in India during the Great War. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Indian Army on 5 October 1917, and was promoted Lieutenant on 5 October 1918. He remained in India post-War and was by trade a Jute broker.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card that confirms the recipient was not entitled to, nor received, a Victory Medal.

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